prevaricator
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ɪˌkeɪ noun
1.
a person who speaks falsely; liar.
2.
a person who speaks so as to avoid the precise truth; quibbler; equivocator.
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prevaricate (prɪˈværɪˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) to speak or act falsely or evasively with intent to deceive | |
| [C16: from Latin praevāricārī to walk crookedly, from prae beyond + vāricare to straddle the legs; compare Latin vārus bent] | |
| prevari'cation | |
| —n | |
| pre'varicator | |
| —n | |
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Prevaricator
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
Tell me why another is a principle-free pimp and a prevaricator.
There must have been n tall prevaricator some where.
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